Oakland Cook's Cabin

Cook's Cabin

NPS

Quick Facts

Location:

Natchez, LA

Amenities

2 listed

Benches/Seating, Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits

This building originally sat closer to the Main House and served as the Cook’s House. During the difficult times of the Great Depression, the Prud’hommes moved this building to its current location and turned it into a cabin for recreational fishermen. To meet the needs of the fishermen the Prud’hommes also had boats for rent and bait for sale. Plantation workers made extra cash cleaning and cooking fish. During the Great Depression, the price of cotton dipped below the cost of production, making the income generated by the fishing camp especially important.

This building today, stands as an example of the ability to successfully adapt to and eventually overcome a difficult economic situation. In addition, the building is one of the best examples of bousillage on the plantation.